William HOBBS, b. 1826, Hertfordshire, England son of Matthew HOBBS and Ann GREGORY was married in 1844 in Hertfordshire, England to Emily GEARY, b. 1826 Hertfordshire, England, daughter of William GEARY and Martha NEALE.

William HOBBS, his wife and three children arrived at Adelaide, South Australia in 1849. He tried goldming in Victoria and farming in South Australia before deciding to move the western districts of Victoria around 1870.

William HOBBS settled and worked at "Muntham" Station for a few years before moving north the the Harrow area of Western Victoria. His wife died there in 1898 and he died at the age of 87 years in 1913. They are both buried n the Harrow cemetery.